Five games on this Friday night, beginning with...
The Columbus Blue Jackets hosting the St. Louis Blues. Jake Allen and Joonas Korpisalo are the mediocre goalies. Columbus started in the first period with a Vladislav Gavrikov goal, going in unassisted. St. Louis tied it on a MacKenzie MacEachern goal, his second of the season, fueled by Oskar Sundqvist. The Blues took the lead in the second period with a Brayden Schenn power play goal, his eleventh of the year, powered by Jaden Schwartz and David Perron. The Blue Jackets retied it in the third period with a Pierre-Luc Dubois goal, his seventh of the season, passed from Emil Bemstrom and Sonny Milano. Columbus won 3-2 in overtime with a Zach Werenski power play goal, his sixth of the year, with a lone helper from Seth Jones. The three stars were Werenski, Dubois, and Gavrikov.
Up in Toronto, the Maple Leafs welcome the Boston Bruins. Tuukka Rask and Frederik Andersen guard the cages. Boston began in the first period with a Charlie Coyle goal, his third of the season, passed from Matt Grzelcyk and Anders Bjork. Toronto tied it in the second period with an Auston Matthews goal, his fourteenth of the year, guided in by Jake Muzzin and William Nylander. The Bruins took the lead in the third period with a Brad Marchand goal, his twelfth of the season, assisted by Brandon Carlo and Patrice Bergeron. The Maple Leafs retied it with a Kasperi Kapanen goal, his sixth of the year, via John Tavares and Zach Hyman. Boston pulled ahead again with another Marchand goal, his second of the game and thirteenth of the season, coming off of Coyle and David Krejci. The Bruins capped it at 4-2 with an empty net goal by Zdeno Chara, his fourth of the year, going in unassisted. The three stars were Marchand, Coyle, and Rask (29 for 31 in saves).
Back stateside, the Washington Capitals host the Montreal Canadiens. Carey Price faces a lesser foe in Ilya Samsonov in goal. Montreal got going in the second period with a Phillip Danault goal, his sixth of the season, coming off of Tomas Tatar and Brendan Gallagher. The Canadiens added on with a Shea Weber goal, his sixth of the year, passed from Ben Chiarot and Danault. Montreal extended the lead as Jordan Weal scored his third of the season, courtesy of Nate Thompson and Tatar. The Canadiens padded the lead on a Nick Suzuki goal, his fourth of the year, made possible by Danault and Tatar. Washington got on the board with an Alex Ovechkin power play goal in the third period, his fourteenth of the season, powered by John Carlson and Nicklas Backstrom. The Capitals got closer with an Evgeny Kuznetsov goal, his ninth of the year, fueled by Tom Wilson. Montreal iced it at 5-2 with a Tatar empty net goal, his seventh of the campaign, set up by Chiarot and Weber. The three stars belonged to Tatar, Danault, and Weber, while Chiarot gets an honorable mention.
Along to New Jersey, as the Devils bring in the Pittsburgh Penguins. Matt Murray and MacKenzie Blackwood are set to start in goal. New Jersey opened in the first period with a Travis Zajac goal, his second of the season, via Jesper Bratt. The Devils added on in the second period with an unassisted Blake Coleman goal, his fourth of the year. Pittsburgh got on the board in the third period with a Jack Johnson goal, helped along by Alex Galchenyuk. This only made it 2-1, the final, with the three stars given to Blackwood (38 for 39 in saves), Coleman, and Zajac.
Finally, the Ottawa Senators host the Philadelphia Flyers. Carter Hart and Anders Nilsson are in the blue paint. Philadelphia led off in the first period with a Tyler Pitlick goal, coming off of Andy Andreoff. Ottawa tied it with a Tyler Ennis power play goal in the second period, his fourth of the season, powered by Erik Brannstrom. The Senators took the lead on a Filip Chlapik goal, his second of the year, fueled by Chris Tierney and Mark Borowiecki. This held for the eventual 2-1 final score, with the three stars being Nilsson (27 for 28 in saves), Chlapik, and Ennis.
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